A potent mix of outrage and symbolism marked Congress’s assembly protest in Madhya Pradesh, where MLAs brandished contaminated water bottles to mourn Indore deaths and press for ministerial accountability.
Under Umang Singhar’s guidance during the budget session’s second phase, the group convened by Gandhi’s likeness. Their arsenal: sludge-filled vials and inscribed banners decrying the Bhaagirthpura water horror.
Singhar voiced deep sorrow over the losses, fingering government inaction as the culprit. He demanded Kailash Vijayvargiya’s ethical exit, officer prosecutions, and statewide water purification overhauls.
Provincial water woes—rife with fecal pollution—clash starkly with official narratives, he noted. ‘No citizen should ration safe water due to poverty; it’s a constitutional imperative,’ proclaimed the opposition chief, decrying session silence as democratic sabotage.
Sachin Yadav reinforced the urgency, bemoaning the absence of resignations. Congress committed to perpetual vigilance until rectification.
Amid Bhopal’s power corridors, this visceral display spotlights infrastructure rot in bustling Indore. As fiscal talks unfold, the water scandal threatens to dominate headlines, forcing a reckoning on public welfare priorities.